FNUS73 KLSX 212357 FWSLSX SPOT FORECAST FOR GL7 WOODLANDS...MISSOURI DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 557 PM CST WED JAN 21 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...GIVING OUR REGION VERY MILD JANUARY WEATHER. A COLD FRONT WILL DROP THROUGH THE MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...USHERING MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE AREA. LITTLE IF ANY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 64. RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT. WIND...EYE LEVEL....SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. WIND...20 FT........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....POOR (4399 M 2/S). $$ FORECASTER...BYRD REQUESTED BY...ROXIE CAMPBELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090122.GL7WO.01/LSX